In her suit, Racow said she was wrongly removed from the detective unit, passed over for other jobs, excluded from training sessions and wrongly investigated. She said she suffered emotional distress, was prevented her from doing her job effectively, and lost the opportunity to earn overtime.

Her lawyers say the punitive damages were made “to condemn and deter future conduct of the same nature.”

Winthrop Police Chief Terence Delehanty, who’s also interim town manager, told The Boston Globe the town is reviewing the verdict and will appeal.